Two days before she was slated to play for tens of thousands of fans at Nissan Stadium, Grammy-winning country singer Maren Morris played for a much smaller crowd.

Thursday afternoon, an estimated 200 CMA Music Festival attendees crowded into the HGTV Lodge and sang along to every word of Morris’ five-song set. Accompanied only by guitarist Ben Lewis, Morris — casually dressed in a tank top and baseball cap — delivered stripped-down versions of material from her 2016 album, “Hero,” which included her latest single, “I Could Use a Love Song,” breakout single “My Church” and toe-tapping tunes “Rich” and “’80s Mercedes,” as well as a shout-out to the Nashville Predators, who take the ice in Pittsburgh for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night.

(L to R) Gina Jaimez, Crissa Poindexter and Brittney Rodgers cheer as Old Dominion takes the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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A large group from the MuttNation Foundation walk over the John Seigenthaler pedestrian bridge from Nissan Stadium on their way to the Chevrolet Park State on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Mason Huff, 8, looks over the front barrier to watch Old Dominion performs on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Matthew Ramsey, the lead singer of Old Dominion, left and Brad Tursi, right on guitar with Old Dominion perform with their band on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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The Antioch High School Marching band gets in place to play the National Anthem before Old Dominion performs on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Leslie Connors waits behind a fence to get into the Riverfront Stage venue, after security closed the gates due to overcrowding on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville.
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Matthew Ramsey, the lead singer of Old Dominion toasts the audience as he performs on the Riverfront Stage on the first day of CMA Fest 2017, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Nashville. HELEN COMER/Tennessean.com